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. 1981 May;32(2):857–863. doi: 10.1128/iai.32.2.857-863.1981

Cytomegalovirus-induced mononucleosis in guinea pigs.

B P Griffith, H L Lucia, F J Bia, G D Hsiung
PMCID: PMC351522  PMID: 6265366

Abstract

The effects of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection on hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues were studied in guinea pigs. Blood parameters, histopathology, and virus distribution in the bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes, and thymus were assessed during primary nonlethal acute and chronic guinea pig CMV infection. Transient hematological changes comparable to those seen in human CMV mononucleosis were observed during acute infection. These included anemia and leukocytosis with atypical lymphocytes. Splenomegaly and stimulation of spleen and lymph node T- and B-cell areas were also noted. These changes occurred at the peak of virus recovery from all tissues tested, as well as from macrophages and B- and T- cell-enriched spleen subpopulations. Virus was cleared rapidly from blood and bone marrow; blood counts, spleen size, and histology returned to normal within 1 month after virus inoculation. However, guinea pigs failed to eliminate the virus completely from lymphoid tissues, since virus persisted in splenic macrophage and B-lymphocyte-enriched populations during chronic infection. The data suggest that CMV-infected mononuclear cells play a role in the establishment of generalized acute infection and virus persistence.

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